So, call me ignorant, but I had never heard of the Corinth Canal until we came right up to it and I said..."Hey, what's that?" Apparently it began construction way back by Nero in 50 AD but was finally finished over 100 years ago. It connects the Aegean Sea with the Gulf of Corinth by 6.3 km of a narrow passage way and sheer cliff. It was pretty impressive, silent as we went through and only a couple of feet on each side. Normally we would be let through by a pilot boat but since the Greek transport strike conveniently landed on Thursday, we went through on our own anyways. Bravo to Kyle, our captain, because he did a great job. There was a local Greek news station filming us from a helicopter the whole time. Probably doing a story on the crazy private motor yacht that wouldn't wait until the strike was over or for us to run aground. Anyways, it was a pretty cool experience. Enjoy the pics!
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